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Discover Quebec by Rail
featuring Montreal, VIA Rail's Chaleur, The Gaspe Peninsula, Charlevoix and Quebec City
Highlights...  Montreal VIA Rail's Chaleur Perce
Bonaventure Island Whale Watching Cruise Charlevoix Quebec City
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Per Person Rates: Double $3,199; Single $3,899; Triple $3,149
Included in Price:
Air Taxes and Fees/Surcharges of $75 (subject to increase until paid in full), Hotel Transfers, Round Trip Air from Baltimore-Washington Int'l Airport
Not included in price:
Cancellation Waiver and Insurance of $235 per person |
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| COLLETTE EXPERIENCES |
 Spend two nights in te incomparable Fairmont Chateau Frontenac and soac in the European style and grandeur.
Relive te nostalgia of a bygone era as you travel via overnight train on VIA Rail's Chaleur.
Visit Bonaventure Island and witness thousands of gannets, the largest known colony in the world.
Enjoy two nights at the regal Fairmont Le Manoir Richelieu, towering majestically over the Charlevoix region. |
Day 1: Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Arrive Montreal, Quebec - Tour Begins
Day 2: Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Montreal - VIA Rail
Embark on a panoramic sightseeing tour of Montreal, viewing the gorgeour Notre Dame Cathedral. Stroll the cobblestone streets of Old Montreal. This afternoon, climb aboard VIA Rail's Chaleur. Relax as you travel by train overnight toward the Gaspe Peninsula. Today breakfast and dinner will be included.
Day 3: Thursday, July 15, 2010
VIA Rail - Gaspe Region - Perce
This morning you wind past coastlines and fishing villages, arriving in the Gaspe
Peninsula. Visit the Micmac Indian Village and learn about the culture and way of life of this tribe in the 17th centure, including a |
presentation on their historic tools and habits. Continue to the seaside town of Perce. Today breakfast and dinner will be included.
Day 4: Friday, July 16, 2010
Bonaventure Island - Gaspe Region - Perce
This morning, visit one of the best-preserved general stores in Canada, with oak shelves stocked with authentic merchandise. Locals in period costumes tell stores about the rich fishing heritage of Gaspe. Depart on a cruise, sailing around the famous Perce Rock, which was carved by the tides. Circle Bonaventure Island for a once-in-a-lifetime view of the largest gannet colony in the world! Disembark on the island if you choose. Today breakfast will be included.
Day 5: Saturday, July 17, 2010
Perce - Forillon National Park - Rimouski
Visit Forillon National Park at the farthest reach of the Gaspe Peninsula. Its majestic landscape is carved out of the sea, cliffs and mountains. Continue to the quaint fishing village of Rimouski.
Today breakfast and dinner will be included.
Day 6: Sunday, July 18, 2010
Rimouski - Whale Watching - Pointe-au-Pic
Depart Rimouski and approach the banks of the mighty St. Lawrence River and Baie-Ste- |
Catherine to embark on a whale-watching expedition. Discover one of the most beautiful whale watching sites as a naturalist guide introduces you to the many species of marine mammals in the St. Lawrence River. On the other side of the St. Lawrence, continue to the Charlevoix region and the Fairmont Le Manoir Richelieu, your home for the next two nights. Today breakfast and dinner will be included.
Day 7: Monday, July 19, 2010
Charlevoix Region
Explore Charlevoix region, renowned for awe-inspiring landscapes that have won the hearts of artists for hundreds of years. Visit the ECONOMUSEUM Laiterie Charlevoix and learn about the process of turning milk into cheese; sample some of their products, among the best in the region! Visit Baie-Saint-Paul, one of the oldest towns in Quebec, boasting two-hundred-year-old houses, art galleries and boutiques. After some leisure time, board a ferry to L'isle-aux-Coudres, an island n the St. Lawrence. Visit the ECONOMUSEUM Pedneault, an award-winning orchard, and learn about the history of aples, techniques of |
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harvesting and production that result in products including apple butter, hard cider and iced wines. Today breakfast and dinner will be included.
Day 8: Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Pointe-au-Pic - Quebec City
Journey south through Quebec. Visit the Musee de l'abeille, the ECONOMUSEUM of honey. An exhibition reveals how honey was once gathered and how beekeeping has changed through the ages. |
See bes at work in glass-enclosed hves and sample mead produced on-site HArrive in Quebec and the majestic Fairmont Château Frontenac, your home for the next two nights. Today breakfast will be included.
Day 9: Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Quebec City
This morning, enoy breakfast at a sugar shack nestled n the Quebec countryside. Learn about the traditions of maple syrup-making and enjoy smpling many traditional foods made with it. Try a favorite regional treat - maple taffy in the snow! Later, experience the history of Old and New Quebec with a fascinating |
sightseing tour. Your tour includes the Parliament, the St. Louis Arch and Place Royale, a UNESCO World Heritage site inside the old walled city. Enjoy leisure time to exlore Quebec... perhas take one of the horse-drawn carriage rides. Enjoy a farewell dinner in Quebec to toast an unforgettable vacation. Today breakfast and dinner will be included.
Day 10: Thursda, July 22, 2010
Quebec City - Tour Ends
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 ______________________________________________ The ECONOMUSEUM
Discover the cultural history of Quebec through
crafts made by artisians at the ECONOMUSEUMS featured on this tour. An ECONOMUSEUM is a craft or agri-foods business, devoted to preserving cultural heritage. Learn about the historical significance of honey and beekeeping at the Musee de l'abeille through exhibitions and see first-hand how milk is turned into cheese at the ECONOMUEUM Laiterie Charlevoix. The ECONOMUEUMS use educational tools, techniques and materials to explain production processes - truly bringing history to life. |
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| YOUR ITINERARY AT A GLANCE |
Day 1 Fairmont Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Montreal, QC
Day 2 Via Rail Chaleur, Toronto, ON
Day 3,4 Riotel Hotel, Perce, QC
Day 5 Hotel Rimouski, Rimouski, QC
Day 6,7 Fairmont Le Manior Richelieu, Pointe-au-Pic, QC
Day 8,9 Fairmont Chateau Frontenac, Quebec City, QC
On Some Dates alternate hotels may be used. |
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Please Note:
Air rate and schedule are aplicable for groups of 10 or more traveling on the same flights and dates.
To complete your vacation, we include roundtrip airport-to-hotel transfers when purchasing Collette airfare with your tour. If you have arranged for your own air, we are pleased to provide you the option of purchasing these transfers. Please note that all transfers will leave at pre-schduled times.
The room types aboard Via Rail's Chaleur train are subject to availability at the time of booking and are on a first come, first serve basis. At times, clients typically accommodated in double rooms may be boked in two single roms while traveling on the train.
Return flights should be booked after 12:00 noon from Montreal.
This tour requires average physical activity. You should be in good health, able to climb stairs and walk reasonable distances, possibly over uneven grounds and cobblestone streets. |
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| IMPORTANT RESERVATION INFORMATION |
IDENTIFICATION
Passports are required for this tour at your expense. Certain countries require minimum of 6 months passport validity. You are strongly urged to contact the appropriate consulate for details. Visit www.travel.state.gov for the U.S. State Department fot eh latest details about passports and visa requirements.
IMPORTANT: We recommend that our clients traveling abroad take a photocopy of their pssport and applicable visas. It should be packed separately from your actual passport and visa. We also recommend leaving a copy at home with your emergency contact.
Cancellation Charges for this tour: After your seat reduction date has passed, a non-refundable deposit will be retained. For Cancellation between 60-16 days prior to departure: cancellation fee of 20% of total price. For cancellation between 15-1 days prior to departure: cancellation fee of 40% of total price. For cancellation on the day of departure and after: 100% of total price. For Ocean Cruises: For cancellation between 90-61 days prior to departure: cancellation fee of 25% of total price. For cancellation between 60-31 days prior to departure: 50% of total price. 30 or fewer days prior to departure: 100% of total price. For River Cruises: including Europe, Russia, Egypt and China, 90-61 days prior to departure: cancellation fee of 40% of total price. For cancellation between 60-31 days prior to departure cancellation fee of 75% of total price. For cancellation 30 or fewer days prior to departure: cancellation fee of 100% of total price. For Galapagos and Antartica: A cancellation fee of 50% will apply for cancellation between 120-90 days prior to departure; a cancellation charge of 100% will apply for cancellation less than 90 days prior to departure. For Oberammergau: Non-refundable deposit will be retained. A cancellation fee of 75% will apply for cancellation between 120-90 days prior to departure; a cancellation charge of 100% will apply for cancellation less than 90 days prior to departure. Cancellation protection is highly recommended and must be pruchased at time of deposit. Air rates are subject to change until tor is paid in full. Cancellation charges also apply to reservations made for "pre" and "post" night accommodations. Purchase of Waiver and Insurance guarantees a full refund of all payments (including deposit), except the Waiver and Insurance fee itself, made to Collette Vacations for travel arrangements in case of cancellation of your travel plans for any reason prior to the day of departure. The Waiver and Insurance does not cover any single supplement charges which arise from an individual's Traveling companion electing to cancel for any reason prior to departure. Upon cancellation of transportation or travel services where you, the customer, are not at fault and have not canceled in violation of the terms and conditions above, you will be refunded 100%. Please see your sales agent for more information, or review our brochure for details.
Customer Protection Plans: Collette Travel Service holds membership in the following highly reputable industry organizations: the United State Tour Operators Association and the American Society of Travel Agents. Each association operates a consumer protection plan to cover deposits made by travelers. Full details are available from theh organizations or Collette Travel Service. Collette is pleased to give this additional protection to our clients. Our California Sellers of Travel registration number 2006766-20. Our State of |
Washington Unified Business Number is 601220855. Our Nevada Sellers of Travel registration number is 2003-0279.
Responsibilities: Neither Collette Travel Services, Inc., its affiliated entities and its and their employees, shareholders, officers, directors, successors, agents, and assigns (collectively "Collette"), own or operate any person or entity which is to or does provide goods or services for these trips. Because neither maintains any control over the personnel, equipment, or operations of these suppliers, Collette assumes no responsibility for and cannot be held liable for any personal injury, death, property damage or other loss, accident, delay, inconvenience, or irregularity which may be occasioned by reason of (1) any wrongful, negligent, willful or unauthorized acts or omissions on the part of any of the suppliers or other employees or agents, (2) any defect in or failure of any vehicle, equipment, or instrument owned, operated or otherwise used by any of these suppliers, or (3) any wrongful, willful or negligent act or omission on the part of any other party not under the supervision and control of Collette. Additionall, responsibility is not accepted for losses or expenses due to sickness, lack of appropriate medical facilities or practitioners, weather, strikes, theft or other criminal acts, war, terrorism, computer problems, or other such causes. All services and accommodations are subject to the laws of the country in which they are provided. Collette reserves the right to make changes in the published itinerary whenevr, in their sole judgement, conditions warrant, or if they deem it necessary for the comfort, convenience, or safety of the tour. They reserve the right to withdraw any tour announded. Collette reserves the right to decline to accept any person as a member of the tour, or to require any participant to withdraw from the tour at any time, when such action is determined by the tour manager to be in the best interests of the health, safety, and general welfare of the tour group or of the individual participant. Neither does Collette accept liability for any carrier's cancellation penalty incurred by the purchase of a non-refundable airline or other ticket to the tour departure city and return or otherwise. Baggage and personal effects are the sole responsibility of the owner at all times. Participants may be photographed for the promotional purposes of Collette. Arbitration - I agree that any dispute concerning, relating, or referring to this contract, the brochure or any other liturature concerning my trip, or the trip itself, shall be resolved exclusively by binding arbitration according to the then existing rules of the American Arbitration Association in Rhode Island. Such proceedings will be governed by substantive Rhode Island Law. Payment of the deposit to Collette constitutes acceptance of these terms and conditions.
Condition waiver and insurance are included in the tour price. Payment of a Per Person Waiver Fee guarantees a full refund of all payments (including deposit), except the Waiver Fee itself, made to Collette Vacations for travel arrangements in case of cancellation of your travel plans for any reason prior to the day of departure. The Waiver and Insurance does not cover any single supplement charges which arise from an individual's Traveling companion electing to cancel for any reason prior to departure. Air rates are subject to change until tour is paid in full. Please see your sales agent for more information, or review our brochure for details.
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